Oil-drip cup



(No Model.)

J. SIMMONS.

OIL DRIP GUP.

Patented Oct. 28, 1890.

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vJAMES SIMMONS, OF THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA.

OIL-DRIP CU P.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 439,568, dated October 28, 1890.

Application filed March 10, 1890. Serial No. 343,321. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES SIMMONS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Thomasville, in the county of Thomas, State of Georgia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Oil-Drip Cups for Sewing-Machines, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in oil-drip cups designed more especially for attachment to the treadles of sewing-machines.

It has for its object, among others, to provide a simple and cheap device of this character, which may be readily attached or removed, and which, when in place, will be firmly held in position.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter appear, and the novel features thereof will be specifically defined by the appended claims.

The novelty resides in the peculiarities of construction and the combinations, arrangement, and adaptation of parts, all as more fully hereinafter described, shown in the drawings, and then particularly pointed out in the claims.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which, with the letters of reference marked thereon, form a part of 'this specification, and "in which@ Figure l is a perspective view illustrating my improvement. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section through the cup or pan in position, the treadle being also shown in section.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts in both figures of the drawings.

Referring now to the details of the drawings by letter, A designates the treadle of any known form, and B its supporting rod or pintle connected thereto and supported in the usual manner in sewing-machines or analogous devices.

C is the drip cup or pan, formed `of any suitable metal of rectangular form, of proper length to receive the treadle, as shown in Fig. 2. At its ends it is formed with curved recesses a, as shown best in Fig. l, to form a bearing for the rod B, and with eyes b, preferably formed by turning over integral portions of the end of the pan or cup, as shown in Fig. l, although these eyes may be formed in separate pieces secured to the end pieces of the pan or cup, if preferred. These eyesone upon each side of the central recess of the end piece-are arranged upon the outside of the pan or cup and are designed to receive the lower portion of the spring-wire fastener D. Each fastener consists of a piece of springwire having one end passed through these eyes, and at one end bent upwardly, as shown at c, thence over toward the outside end of the pan and forming a sort of downwardlyextending hook E, and then downwardly within the pan parallel with the portion c, the two portions c and d-one upon each side of the pan-to prevent endwise movement of the fastener. Between the eyes opposite the recess ct the wire is curved downward, as shown at e, so as to be out of the path of the rod supported inthe recess. Atthe end opposite the hook E the wire is formed with one or more coils or convolutes f, and then extended substantially parallel with the lower portion and at its end formed with a loop or similar provision g, which serves as a handle, by which it may be manipulated when desired. Opposite the recess a the upper portion of this wire is curved upwardly, as shown at h, to provide passage for the rod, as shown clearly in Fig. l.

In practice the device is applied as shown in the drawings. The springs are unhooked and the pan placed under the treadle with the upper portions of the springs over the rod, then the ends of the springs are brought down and hooked and the device is iirmly held in position and as readily removed when desired. The loop g is at sufficient distance from the hoolrE as to allow of sufiicientyielding of the upper portion of the spring over the rod to provide sufficiently-yielding bearings for the said rod.

l. A drip-pan combined with spring-wire fastenings having their lower portions xed to the end of the pan and at one end formed otherl with a loop, and L coil at the center, 1o with a. loop to receive the other end bent at substantially as specified. its center, and the parallel portions, substan- In testimony whereof I aliix my signature in tially midway of their length, curved in oppopresence of two witnesses.

5 site directions, substantially as specified.

2. A drip-pan formed with eyes at the ends, J AMES SIMMONS. combined with spring-Wire fastenings havingr Vvltnesses: their lower portionsretained in said eyes and MORTON E. MILLS,

at one end formed with a hook :uid at. the SCHMIDT. 

